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Mac · Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 9:29 pm Post subject:

Just curious Boo...

Are ya wanting to capture a particular "window", or specific
screen coordinates (that could include several windows)?

I assume ya want to save the capture as an image, so is
BMP an acceptable format? If not, what format did ya have
in mind?

Cheers, Mac Smile

Boo · Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 11:49 pm Post subject:

Hi Mac,

The screen capture as a BMP file is fine (although it would be nice to have the option of outputing to various image types).

I need the ability to capture the entire screen, a certain window, and certain screen coordinates...

Cheers,

- Boo

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

What you could do is either:

- Create a VDS 4 compiled app to use the VDSCAP.DLL then call that
from your VDS 5 compiled app and get the screen capture your old one
saves.

- Capture with one of the capture methods that work with VDS 5 and then
use VDSIMAGE.DLL to crop the capture to your specifications.

Boo · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 4:57 pm Post subject:

Hi FreezingFire,

I already tried that (using VDS 3.5). Problem is, the compiled application with DLLs (even when compressed with Alloy) still comes in at 275K or so. (I really need a smaller solution.)

Cheers,

- Boo

Mac · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 7:26 pm Post subject:

Well, ya can capture screen/windows with VDSug.dll, but
I'm not sure about saving the BMP with the VDSug structs.

Here's an example that captures and displays to a VDS
window. Should work on VDS3 and VDS4 - might have to
declare something (or whatever) in VDS5.

http://forum.vdsworld.com/viewtopic.php?p=16555

Cheers, Mac Smile

CodeScript · Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2003 5:23 am Post subject:

Hi Boo
http://codescript.vdsworld.com/VDS5src/capscreen.zip
this unit captures a region of screen/active window/full screen etc to a bitmap file (downside is needs VDS 5 and VB6 runtimes - otherwise quite small). Also I have an incomlete project converting the bitmap to about 15 formats but uses a 600 kb freeware dll.

Boo · Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2003 6:22 am Post subject:

Hi CodeScript,

Yeppers, I have already played around with your DSU (thanks just the same, though)...

Preferably, however, I would like a solution that does not require any additional runtimes/files (just in case a user is running Windows 95, for example)...

Cheers,

- Boo

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

Tommy · Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2003 2:14 pm Post subject:

VDSCAP has already been converted for VDS 5 since 1 August:

http://www.vdsworld.com/vdsdll/vds5/vdscap.dll

SnarlingSheep · Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2003 3:59 am Post subject:

Well my DLL didn't make it out as quickly as I had hoped, but better late than never.
It's 8k and free..can't beat that.
Check it out here and happy holidays:
http://forum.vdsworld.com/viewtopic.php?p=16691#16691

Duck11 · Newbie Joined: 08 Sep 2005 Posts: 1